Broadcom Inc vs Fortinet Inc — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $419.97 (market cap $1.98T), while Fortinet Inc trades at $161.5 (market cap $118.78B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 16.7× Fortinet Inc's market cap, and Broadcom Inc pays a 0.62% dividend while Fortinet Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | FTNT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $118.78B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $168.29 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $75.23 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $115.21B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | — |
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Broadcom--the combined entity of Broadcom and Avago--boasts a highly diverse product portfolio across an array of end markets. Avago focused primarily on radio frequency filters and amplifiers used in high-end smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices, in addition to an assortment of solutions for wired infrastructure, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets. Legacy Broadcom targeted networking semiconductors, such as switch and physical layer chips, broadband products (such as television set-top box processors), and connectivity chips that handle standards such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The company has acquired Brocade, CA Technologies, Symantec's enterprise security business, and has a pending deal to acquire VMware to bolster its offerings in software.
Read more on AVGO →Fortinet is a cybersecurity vendor that sells products, support, and services to small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and government entities. Its products include unified threat management appliances, firewalls, network security, and its security platform, Security Fabric. Services revenue is primarily from FortiGuard security subscriptions and FortiCare technical support. At the end of 2021, products were 38% of revenue and services were 62% of sales. The California-based company sells products worldwide.
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